Education

Courtney Nevers, A-B Tech studentand phlebotomist. Photo: A-B Tech When faced with difficult choices, studies show most people often go the easy route and opt for short-term gain over long-term…

In late April the MLK Association honors area high school and middle school students who have demonstrated leadership, intellectual, and community engagement skills. Applicants must be Buncombe County residents enrolled…

Interested in education after High School? The Shiloh Community Association is offering a college scholarship to high school seniors or currently enrolled college students from the community. Requirements Students must…

Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located on “the Block,” was constructed in 1919. Photo: Johnnie Grant/Urban News Mount Zion Community Development, Inc. (MZCD) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community-based redevelopment corporation…

The North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF) is honored to partner with fundholders to administer hundreds of scholarship opportunities across North Carolina. The NCCF currently manages nearly 150 scholarship funds for…

As any parent of a preschool-aged child can testify, quality childcare is not easy to come by these days. To help bolster childcare in the region, the Dogwood Health Trust…

Shanita “NitaJade” Jackson UNC Asheville and the Wilma Dykeman Legacy are proud to welcome Shanita “NitaJade” Jackson as the next Wilma Dykeman Writer-in-Residence in Spring 2024. This residency honors author…

Summer Learning Academy and After School Action Program for Excellence Our mission is to provide dynamic year-round educational opportunities, and experiences where learning is encouraged and celebrated.Project Lighten Up is…

Color Of Change is hosting two free, virtual training sessions to provide the tools you’ll need to build collective power to safeguard Black history and thwart efforts to ban books…